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Configuring Reporting
editConfiguring Reporting
editBy default, a new encryption key is generated for X-Pack reporting each time you start Kibana. This means any pending reports will fail if you restart Kibana.
To set a static encryption key for reporting, set the
xpack.reporting.encryptionKey property in the kibana.yml
configuration file. You can use any text string as the encryption key.
xpack.reporting.encryptionKey: "something_secret"
If you are load balancing across multiple Kibana instances, they need to have the same reporting encryption key. Otherwise, report generation will fail if a report is requested through one instance and another instance picks up the job from the report queue.
You can also configure settings in kibana.yml to control how X-Pack reporting
communicates with the Kibana server, manages background jobs, and captures
screenshots. See Reporting Settings for the complete
list of settings.